King Offa Primary Academy, Bexhill-on-Sea

From the headteacher's welcome: "It is my pleasure to introduce you to King Offa Primary Academy and Nursery. Our dedicated staff, ambitious pupils and wider school community are very proud of our school. King Offa is a school with a rich history, having first opened in 1907."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, multi-sports, cross-country and karate.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care, from £3.00 per day.

Coming up: an open day on Tuesday 3 November 2026 at 9.30am, an open day on Monday 9 November 2026 at 9.30am, an open day on Wednesday 18 November 2026 at 9.30am and an admissions event on Friday 16 April 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils at King Offa Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 82% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 72% in East Sussex and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 72% in reading and 71% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 27 families put King Offa Primary Academy as their first choice and 89 named it as one of their preferences, for 49 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to King Offa Primary Academy are Chantry Community Primary School (0.3 miles, 52% reading, 68% maths); St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 90% reading, 92% maths); All Saints Church of England Primary School, Bexhill (0.7 miles, Good, 59% reading, 59% maths); and Glenleigh Park Primary Academy (0.8 miles, Good, 84% reading, 75% maths).

King Offa Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

King Offa Primary Academy is one of 7 schools run by Aurora Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 58% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

66 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about King Offa Primary Academy (as of September 2025): 67% would recommend the school, 76% say their child is happy there and 41% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child does well at the school (79%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (41%).

34.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 9.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (81%) and Mixed (7%).

In 2026, 68 pupils (16.9%) received SEN support and 6 (1.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Collington Rail Station, about 970 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Down Road (se-bound), 80 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood King Offa Primary Academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 273 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in East Sussex (65), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, King Offa Primary Academy issued 22 suspensions, 5.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to King Offa Primary Academy are Bexhill High Academy (0.8 miles) and St Richard's Catholic College (1 mile).